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Definition of Pall-mall
1. Noun. A 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet.
Generic synonyms: Game
Medical Definition of Pall-mall
1. A game formerly common in England, in which a wooden ball was driven with a mallet through an elevated hoop or ring of iron. The name was also given to the mallet used, to the place where the game was played, and to the street, in London, still called Pall Mall. Alternative forms: pail-mail and pell-mell. Origin: OF. Palemail, It. Pallamagio; palla a ball (of German origin, akin to E. Ball) + magio hammer, fr. L. Malleus. See lst Ball, and Mall a beetle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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